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pmap:tldr:b5cf5
pmap: Show the device format.
$ pmap --device ${pid}
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The command "pmap --device ${pid}" is used to display a memory map of the specified process in Linux. Here's a breakdown of the command:
- "pmap" is the name of the command.
- "--device" is an option flag that instructs pmap to display the device or file backing each mapped memory region.
- "${pid}" is a placeholder for the process ID (PID) of the process you want to analyze.
By running this command with the appropriate PID, the pmap utility will show a detailed breakdown of the process's memory usage, including information about the device or file associated with each memory region. This can be helpful for troubleshooting memory-related issues or analyzing a process's memory usage patterns.
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